Details
Episode:
EP 102 & 103
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Series
Network:
Crave
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Actra Scale + 50% buyout/advance
Deadline:
Aug 29, 2026
Auditions:
Dates TBA
Shooting starts:
Early October
Shooting finishes:
mid November
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg and Area
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Storyline
When life throws punches, write punchlines.
A struggling single mom from Winnipeg's North End finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy.
I CAN’T SAVE YOU is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy-and healing.
I Can’t Save You follows a broke, Native, single mom from Winnipeg’s North End who finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy after losing her job and apartment. Set against a backdrop of intergenerational trauma, housing precarity, and community politics, I Can’t Save You is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy—and healing. As Sherry’s life unravels, she finds herself using stand up to cope.
A struggling single mom from Winnipeg's North End finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy.
I CAN’T SAVE YOU is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy-and healing.
I Can’t Save You follows a broke, Native, single mom from Winnipeg’s North End who finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy after losing her job and apartment. Set against a backdrop of intergenerational trauma, housing precarity, and community politics, I Can’t Save You is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy—and healing. As Sherry’s life unravels, she finds herself using stand up to cope.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | MICHELLE | Female 38 - 43 Years old |
Description MICHELLE is having a bad day. As an employee of the Bami'iwe Indigenous Housing Office, Michelle often doesn't see the best outcome for her clients. When Sherry comes to ask advice on her housing situation, Michelle immediately recognizes her from Junior High and is more than willing to take on Sherry's neglectful landlord!BIPOC This character identifies as gay. Preference will be given to members of the LGBTQIA+ community. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | KARL | Male 30 - 60 Years old |
Description LOOKING FOR MORE OPTIONS. Please submit if you can speak German.KARL is a German man who loves the Indigenous Culture and he and his buddies are cosplaying to have an "authentic Indian wedding experience". **Will have to learn Cree or Anishinaabemowin CAUCASIAN **only have to prepare German accent for the audition, you do not have to translate into Cree | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | 8-BALL | Male 40 - 50 Years old |
Description An ageing rocker, 8-BALL's best party days are behind him. When Jade and Sage go searching for Sage's father, they think 8-Ball is the one, until he confides in them that he couldn't perform. INDIGENOUS | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | ADMINISTRATOR | Female 30 - 50 Years old |
Description An employee at the Manitoba Residential Tenancies Office this ADMINISTRATOR gives Sherry some helpful but not so helpful advice. CAUCASIAN | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | HOT GUY | Male 30 - 35 Years old |
Description HOT GUY is just about to get into it with Jade when Sage bursts in and interrupts their good time. OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | MALE COMIC | Male 25 - 35 Years old |
Description This MALE COMIC is performing at an open mic and has an odd obsession with one particular part of his anatomy. OPEN ETHNICITY | ||